Question 1

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting American men.

Accepted Answer

Carcinoma of the prostate is the most common malignancy in males in the United States.

Question 2

Scrotal irradiation is a commonly accepted practice for testicular cancer.

Accepted Answer

The 1989 Consensus Conference in Leeds,England,recommended that inguinal or scrotal irradiation be omitted even if scrotal interference has occurred.

Question 3

Topical chemotherapy is often used when treating low staged penile cancers.

Accepted Answer

Bowen disease and erythroplasia of Queyrat can be treated with topical 5-FU (5% cream),a local excision,or superficial x-rays (4500 to 5000 cGy in 4 to 5 weeks).

Question 4

Early prostate cancer is asymptomatic.

Accepted Answer

Carcinoma of the prostate can be asymptomatic until reaching a significant size.

Question 5

PSA is only useful in diagnosing prostate cancer.

Accepted Answer

PSA is also helpful post treatment.

Question 6

Bladder cancer is more common in men than in women.

Accepted Answer

Bladder cancer occurs about four times more often in men than in women.

Question 7

Which of the following treatment techniques can be used to treat the prostate?

Accepted Answer

All are viable treatment options for prostate cancer.

Question 8

Kidney carcinoma can be attributed to the following. I.Cigarette use
II.Obesity
III.Betel nut chewing

Accepted Answer

Cigarette and tobacco use,obesity,and analgesic drug abuse are correlated with an increased risk and incidence of kidney cancer.

Question 9

Variations in rectal fullness have very little effect on the daily position of the prostate.

Accepted Answer

Exact prostate positions varies daily due to a number of factors including rectal fullness.

Question 10

Injury to the testicles is a known risk factor for developing a seminoma.

Accepted Answer

Injury has not been linked to testicular cancer.

Question 11

Radiation therapy is typically used as a primary treatment option for cancers of the bladder.

Accepted Answer

Treatment of bladder cancer includes some form of surgical resection.

Question 12

Which lymph node chains will be treated if a man is diagnosed with right-sided testicular cancer that has not spread outside the testicle?
I.right SCV nodes
II.para-aortic nodes
III.right inguinal nodes

Accepted Answer

The most commonly applied treatment for patients with stage I seminoma is radical orchiectomy and postoperative irradiation of the para-aortic or para-aortic and ipsilateral pelvic nodes.

Question 13

Hormone therapy can be used as a curative treatment for prostate cancer.

Accepted Answer

Hormone therapy is used in addition to other therapies.

Question 14

The survival data for external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy are better than surgery for prostate cancer when like groups are compared.

Accepted Answer

Results with both external beam radiation and radiaoisotopic implant are much the same as for surgery if like groups are compared.

Question 15

Radiation therapy treatments for seminoma include the primary tumor and regional lymph nodes.

Accepted Answer

Patients with stage I testicular seminoma should receive megavoltage irradiation to the paraaortic or para-aortic and ipsilateral pelvic lymph nodes.The primary tumor has been removed and therefore is not in the treatment field.

Quiz 37: Male Reproductive and Genitourinary Tumors